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Innovations and trends in healthcare are what help you cope with the challenging conditions healthcare systems all over the world are facing right now. Find an interesting selection of articles from internationally renowned scientists.
Siemens Medical Solutions is not only aiming for
optimized image quality in its flat detectors.
The company is also looking to develop completely
new functions that lighten hospital staff workload.
By Tim Schröder
During the past six years multi-slice CT (MSCT) has
witnessed a significant increase in performance.
Additional clinical benefit can be expected by area
detectors large enough to cover entire organs in
one rotation. The principles of volumetric scanning
and potential clinical applications can be evaluated
with flat panel technology.
By Thomas Flohr, Ph.D., Michael Grasruck, Ph.D., Karl Stierstorfer, Ph.D., Stefan Popescu, Ph.D., and
Christoph Süß, Ph.D., Siemens Medical Solutions, CT Engineering, Forchheim, Germany
Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) assists users
by drawing attention to regions of interest that may
require further review. Thus, it serves as a ‘second
reader’ in the process of image interpretation.
As the demands on clinicians grow, the need for
CAD products in the radiology market, as in other
medical markets, is likely to grow significantly.
Louise A. McKenna, Ph.D., and Stefan Wuensch, Ph.D., Siemens Medical Solutions, CT Marketing, Heiderose Pfaff, Thomas Mertelmeier, Ph.D., and Axel Hebecker, Ph.D., Siemens Medical Solutions, Special Systems Division, Ingo Schmuecking, M.D., Siemens Medical Solutions, CAD Group
Cancer Institute, New Delhi
The Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute (RGCI),
a dedicated oncology center in New Delhi, India,
is one of the few medical centers in the country
to have Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
(IMRT) technology. An interview with
Dr. Y. P. Bhatia and Dr. Anil Kumar Anand.
Interview conducted by Lalitha Maheshwaran, Siemens Ltd., India
Noninvasive therapy planning in neuroradiology
using the SOMATOM Sensation 64 CT scanner.
Ultrasound Technology Simultaneously Improves Diagnostic Image Quality and Patient Throughput
Since the introduction of TEQ ultrasound technology
in 2000, radiologists experienced improved
diagnostic confidence through the
automatic correction of the most
common technical errors, leading
to improved image quality and
improved patient throughput.
By Amy Cook
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